煮海为盐
zhǔ​hǎi​wéi​yán

boil seawater for salt

  • created sense approved 煮海为盐/煮海為鹽 · zhǔ​hǎi​wéi​yán · boil seawater for salt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    煮海为盐 / 煮海為鹽

    zhǔ​hǎi​wéi​yán

    boil seawater for salt

    To boil seawater to produce salt; a literary expression referring to extracting salt from the sea or, more broadly, to making use of natural resources to generate wealth.

    煮 (literal) → 煮 · zhǔ · to boil 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt

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